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Assignment:

QUESTION 1 Which of the following are events that may increase vulnerability to suicide?

a. Economic hardship
b. Serious illnesses that bring constant pain and debilitation
c. The loss of a loved one through death, divorce, or separation
d. All of the above

QUESTION 2 There are gender differences in the rates of completed suicides. Which of the following is true about gender differences in suicide?

a. More women than men attempt suicide
b. Males are 4 times more likely than females to complete suicide
c. Men choose more lethal means of suicide than do women, so that men are more likely than women to complete suicide
d. All of the above are true and illustrate gender differences in suicidal behaviors

QUESTION 3 Which of the following is true about alcohol and suicide?

a. Alcohol never plays a role in any suicide
b. 95% of suicides are due to an overdose of alcohol
c. Alcohol can play a role in suicide because it can lower inhibition and increase impulsive behavior
d. Women are more likely to drink alcohol when they are highly distressed then are men. Thus alcohol contributes to suicide in women but not in men

QUESTION 4 Which of the following groups has the highest risk for suicide?

a. Women in their 20s
b. Men in their 30s
c. European-American men over 85
d. Women in their 40s

QUESTION 5 Which of the following is true about suicide notes? Many suicide notes_________

a. are negative and condemning of family members
b. make positive comments about remaining family members and express love and thanks
c. are meant to be complicated and fear provoking for the reader
d. are neutral in content and tell us very little about the person who committed suicide

QUESTION 6 Which of the following is good advice about what to do if a friend appears to be suicidal?

a. Take the person seriously, stay calm, don't ignore the situation and get help
b. Express concern and tell the person why you think he or she is suicidal
c. Ask direct questions about whether the person has a plan
d. All of the above statements are good advice

QUESTION 7 When a person commits suicide because he or she feels alienated from others, empty of social contact, and alone in the world with no support, the type of suicide is called

a. egoistic
b. autonomic
c. holistic
d. paternalistic

QUESTION 8 People who commit suicide because they experience severe disorientation due to major changes in their relationship to society, such as the man who loses his job after 20 years of service, commit______________ suicide.

a. egotistical
b. altruistic
c. anomic
d. vertical

QUESTION 9 The psychodynamic theory of suicide holds that suicide

a. is an impulsive and thoughtless act
b. is an expression of anger at a love object to has abandoned the person who seeks revenge through suicide
c. is a learned behavior and a bad habit
d. is genetically based and is due to to a disease

QUESTION 10 The most common mental disorder amongst people who commit suicide is

a. Schizophrenia
b. Anorexia
c. Mood disorders, especially major depression
d. Antisocial personality disorder

QUESTION 11 An analysis of a person's moods, thoughts, and behaviors that is based upon the reports of family and friends as well as any writings that the person has created after the suicide has occurred is called

a. futile
b. psychological autopsy
c. medical autopsy
d. psychoanalytic detective work

QUESTION 12 Oregon passed along, the death with dignity act, in which doctors can assist a person in committing suicide by prescribing a lethal dose of drugs, provided which of the following conditions are fulfilled?

a. the candidates are light to moderate drinkers
b. the person has less than six months left to live
c. the individual is suffering from extreme depression
d. the candidate is at least over 70 years of age

QUESTION 13 One. Behavioral characteristic that seems to predict suicide well, is a general tendency to act rather than inhibit which of the following?

a. educational endeavors
b. family members
c. impulses
d. thoughts about anger

QUESTION 14 Which of the following statements describes the death darer?

a. He or she intends to end his or her life, but does not really believe that this means the end of existence
b. He or she has a clear intention to die, but believes he or she is hastening an inevitable death
c. He or she is ambivalent about dying and the actions that he or she takes can greatly increase the chance of death
d. Here she clearly expects to end his or her life without any doubt that it's the right thing to do